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Ya, Im sure Larionov and Pulver won't bring up KHL in Yaks next contract negotiation. Lets see what happens if Mact tries to give him anything less than Nuge or Halls contract.
Regardless, whether you think KHL is a legitimate threat or not, I still believe if you're going to trade one of the Fab 5. Yakupov is probably the one as long as the return is Size in your top 6 - ie Simmonds - B.Schenn.

Who gives a flyin f^ck what Yak has said. The other poster was right.
Burmistrov and his agent were saying NO KHL right to the bitter end that
he wasn't going to the KHL. Then BOOM. Gone.
All it took for Kovy was a taste of the KHL and then a guy in his NHL prime
who signed a huge mega contract to stay in NJ was gone.

But not Yak. No threat here. Get real people.

So you're saying there is a threat of the KHL or there isn't one or what?

Eitherway, I guess we can only hope he goes so then the 'I told you so's can be said.

Outside of Kovalchuk, how many Russian players gave up successful NHL careers for the KHL? In other words: are ther emany players who left for the K who didn't suck when they were in the NHL?

and how many of them played multiple yrs in the CHL ?
Yak to KHL is rubbish IMO.. He has no desire to play there and isnt your typical Russian.
He is is like from the Quebec of Russia... Republic of Tatarstan declared independance from Russia 10 yrs ago but are still sort of attached to Russia.

The guy bolted out the first chance he got... and got his parents out the first chance he got.

Outside of Kovalchuk, how many Russian players gave up successful NHL careers for the KHL? In other words: are ther emany players who left for the K who didn't suck when they were in the NHL?

So we just saw one of the best pure goal scorers in the NHL in his prime bolt for the KHL and you are going to tell me it's not a remote possibility it could happen to another player? What about Jagr? He bolted to play in the KHL and he's not even Russian.

All I am saying is that it's a possibility. I think we can both agree on that.
I couldn't care less what YAK has said in the past. Circumstances change and ***** happens. People who dismiss it out of hand are naïve imo.

He could also decide to take up acting instead of hockey. Or he could break his leg and end his career. These are also possibilities. Just because it's a possibility doesn't mean it's something you need to concern yourself with.

He could also decide to take up acting instead of hockey. Or he could break his leg and end his career. These are also possibilities. Just because it's a possibility doesn't mean it's something you need to concern yourself with.

Oh my god. I just realized something. Sam Gagner is from Eastern Canada and so is Alexandre Daigle! Gagner is totally going to quit playing hockey and go to Hollywood! We need to trade him NOW!

__________________"The Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it" - dnicks17

So we just saw one of the best pure goal scorers in the NHL in his prime bolt for the KHL and you are going to tell me it's not a remote possibility it could happen to another player? What about Jagr? He bolted to play in the KHL and he's not even Russian.

By bringing up jagr you basically just stated that Yaks chance of bolting to the KHL is the same as any player in the league. Might as well just trade everyone on the team for draft picks. Draft picks can't bolt to the KHL

Though I do think that Radulov was mishandled in a lot of ways by Nashville. He could be the offensive star they've been missing since 1998 if they gave him the same treatment they did to their twin towers on D.

Though I do think that Radulov was mishandled in a lot of ways by Nashville. He could be the offensive star they've been missing since 1998 if they gave him the same treatment they did to their twin towers on D.

If they opened their wallets, instead of screwing him around with lowball offers, he'd still be there.

If they opened their wallets, instead of screwing him around with lowball offers, he'd still be there.

Yep. Also, making him and Kostitsyn into public enemies rather than deflecting attention from what was literally them having a couple drinks in the hotel bar during that last playoff run would have gone a long way to keeping him there I'm sure.

Rinne, Suter, Weber, Radulov, and someone better than Fisher or Legwand at C is a 5 man core you could go to war with. For all the Nashville FO has done right, they pinched pennies with the wrong people and may have cost themselves a mini-dynasty.